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Friday, February 8, 2013

Return to action…

There are few things sadder on the Internet than a blog that’s fallen into inactivity, digital cobwebs hanging from that distant date in the past when the content was last updated…

Well, as Patti Smith exclaimed upon her return to the stage after breaking her neck in a fall: “Out of traction, back in action!”

My blog silence was not the result of a medical condition (fortunately!). Instead, I had the opportunity to focus on one area of my range of interests, and it demanded full attention. So I’ve spent much of the last nine months living in the past while working on the music of my band of the 1980s, Informed Sources. This effort ranged from mixing studio multitrack tapes and preparing for a commercial release to practicing and playing a one-off show in Philadelphia. And, of course, there was the creation of a Web site: www.FrankBlankMusic.com

But after all those weeks playing the roles of recording engineer, art director, sales manager, web developer, publicist, logistics coordinator – oh, and guitarist! – it’s time to end the hiatus and dust off these blogs.

Frank Blank, aka...

I've been writing professionally for nearly four decades, beginning with music reviews and interviews with artists ranging from Grace Slick to Robin Trower in the 1970s, then expanding my fields of interest to include motorsports, aerospace, and the national space program. My latest book project is 'Modern Listener's Guide: Jimi Hendrix,' with a foreword by Derek Trucks and an afterword by John McLaughlin. During my writing career I've authored more than a dozen nonfiction books, and contributed articles and commentary to national publications. As a musician - sometimes working under my musical alias Frank Blank - I've recorded albums both signed to record labels and independently, and performed live in an array of bands and projects. From the top of Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A to the famous countdown clock, from the stages of a myriad of venues to arena dressing rooms, from the pits of the NHRA to NASCAR's garage area, I've been fortunate to get up close and personal with the things I love. For more, visit my website at www.loudfast.net

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